Cuban Ambassador Expresses Gratitude for Mexican Solidarity

ByMexico Solidarity

This article by Arturo Sánchez originally appeared in the February 15, 2026 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper.

The Cuban ambassador to Mexico, Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, expressed his emotion yesterday for the Mexican solidarity with the island and thanked the citizens for their response to the campaign to collect medicines and food organized by the Militant Solidarity Collective Va por Cuba and the José Martí Association of Cubans Residing in Mexico.

“I am deeply moved by the response to the call to help the Cuban people, who do not deserve the injustice and cruelty that the United States inflicts upon Cuba. Thank you is all I can say, for the generosity and humanity of the Mexican and patriotic Cuban people,” the diplomat declared.

“I am deeply moved by the response to the call to help the Cuban people, who do not deserve the injustice and cruelty that the United States inflicts upon Cuba. Thank you is all I can say, for the generosity and humanity of the Mexican and patriotic Cuban people,” the diplomat declared.

From early morning, the flow of people was constant. Young people, families, retirees, workers, office workers, and teachers arrived with bags, boxes, and packages to join the slogan that Cuba is not alone.

The collection center – located almost at the corner of Corregidora and Plaza de la Constitución – will remain open until February 22, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and accepts non-perishable food items, as well as essential medical supplies.

Francisco Rosas López, from the organizing group, described the response as “formidable.” He noted that although they had expected good participation, the volume of donations exceeded their initial projections. As he spoke, vans provided by the city government departed for a storage warehouse loaded with boxes and sacks.

Rosas emphasized that this is a “people-to-people” campaign that will later be supplemented by shipments from the federal government. She added that similar collection centers are being prepared in Puebla, Celaya, and other locations throughout the country, with the goal of expanding the solidarity network in the coming weeks.

Among the donors, anger toward Washington’s policies was a constant theme. Retirees María Paz Arroyo and Patricia Galicia arrived together with 60 kilos of rice, 60 kilos of beans, 20 packages of milk, and two boxes of sardines. “It bothers me that Trump is doing such awful things. We are Latin American countries, and we have to help each other,” said Arroyo.

Galicia, for its part, emphasized that its support is also a form of gratitude towards the Cuban doctors who have worked in remote communities in Mexico.

Additionally, graduate students from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) will open an extra collection center to support the island. Donations will be accepted on February 17 and 18 at the Graduate Studies Unit in University City, and on February 19 and 20 at Las Islas in University City, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Without fanfare, but with consistency, the day in the capital’s Zócalo showed an uninterrupted flow of support and a shared conviction: that Cuba, insisted the organizers and donors, is not alone.

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